Perilous wagers: gambling, dignity, and day laborers in twenty-first-century Tokyo

"This book depicts the lives of active construction workers in Tokyo's vanishing day-laborer district, San'ya. It asks how one group of men secured sociality and dignity under abject conditions of life, and it shows how they created accountability, dignity, and sociality through the r...

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Autore principale: Hammering, Klaus K. Y. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2024
In:Anno: 2024
Periodico/Rivista:Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Tokio / Lavoratore a giornata / Etnologia / Quotidianità <motivo> / Lavoro temporaneo / Hochbau / Virilità / Gruppo ai margini della società / Posizione sociale / Situazione economica / Girard, René 1923-2015
Notazioni IxTheo:KBM Asia
ZB Sociologia
Altre parole chiave:B Masculinité - Aspect social - Japon
B San'ya (Tokyo, Japan) Social conditions 21st century
B Gangsters in popular culture (Japan)
B Unskilled labor Social aspects (Japan)
B San'ya (Tokyo, Japan) Economic conditions 21st century
B Masculinity Social aspects (Japan)
Accesso online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Edizione parallela:Non elettronico
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Riepilogo:"This book depicts the lives of active construction workers in Tokyo's vanishing day-laborer district, San'ya. It asks how one group of men secured sociality and dignity under abject conditions of life, and it shows how they created accountability, dignity, and sociality through the recognition of their peers."--
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrizione fisica:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:1501776444
1501776436